۞ قُلْ Say qul Be kūnū stones ḥijāratan or aw iron ḥadīdan
Say, "Be you stones or iron1
أَوْ Or aw a creation khalqan of what mimmā (is) great yakburu in fī your breasts ṣudūrikum Then they will say fasayaqūlūna Who man will restore us yuʿīdunā Say quli He Who alladhī created you faṭarakum (the) first awwala time marratin Then they will shake fasayun'ghiḍūna at you ilayka their heads ruūsahum and they say wayaqūlūna When (will) matā it (be) huwa Say qul Perhaps ʿasā that an (it) will be yakūna soon qarīban
Or [any] creation of that which is great1 within your breasts." And they will say, "Who will restore us?" Say, "He who brought you forth the first time." Then they will nod their heads toward you2 and say, "When is that?" Say, "Perhaps it will be soon -
يَوْمَ (On) the Day yawma He will call you yadʿūkum and you will respond fatastajībūna with His Praise biḥamdihi and you will think wataẓunnūna not in you had remained labith'tum except illā a little (while) qalīlan
On the Day He will call you and you will respond with praise of Him and think that you had not remained [in the world] except for a little."
وَقُل And say waqul to My slaves liʿibādī (to) say yaqūlū that allatī which hiya (is) best aḥsanu Indeed inna the Shaitaan l-shayṭāna sows discord yanzaghu between them baynahum Indeed inna the Shaitaan l-shayṭāna is kāna to the man lil'insāni an enemy ʿaduwwan clear mubīnan
And tell My servants to say that which is best. Indeed, Satan induces [dissension] among them. Indeed Satan is ever, to mankind, a clear enemy.
رَّبُّكُمْ Your Lord rabbukum (is) most knowing aʿlamu of you bikum If in He wills yasha He will have mercy on you yarḥamkum or aw if in He wills yasha He will punish you yuʿadhib'kum And not wamā We have sent you arsalnāka over them ʿalayhim (as) a guardian wakīlan
Your Lord is most knowing of you. If He wills, He will have mercy upon you; or if He wills, He will punish you. And We have not sent you, [O Muḥammad], over them as a manager.
وَرَبُّكَ And your Lord warabbuka (is) most knowing aʿlamu of whoever biman (is) in fī the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍi And verily walaqad We have preferred faḍḍalnā some baʿḍa (of) the Prophets l-nabiyīna to ʿalā others baʿḍin And We gave waātaynā Dawood dāwūda Zaboor zabūran
And your Lord is most knowing of whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And We have made some of the prophets exceed others [in various ways], and to David We gave the book [of Psalms].
قُلِ Say quli Call id'ʿū those whom alladhīna you claimed zaʿamtum besides Him min besides Him dūnihi [then] not falā they have power yamlikūna (to) remove kashfa the misfortunes l-ḍuri from you ʿankum and not walā (to) transfer (it) taḥwīlan
Say, "Invoke those you have claimed [as gods] besides Him, for they do not possess the [ability for] removal of adversity from you or [for its] transfer [to someone else]."
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ulāika whom alladhīna they call yadʿūna seek yabtaghūna to ilā their Lord rabbihimu the means of access l-wasīlata which of them ayyuhum (is) nearest aqrabu and they hope wayarjūna (for) His mercy raḥmatahu and fear wayakhāfūna His punishment ʿadhābahu Indeed inna (the) punishment ʿadhāba (of) your Lord rabbika is kāna (ever) feared maḥdhūran
Those whom they invoke1 seek means of access to their Lord, [striving as to] which of them would be nearest, and they hope for His mercy and fear His punishment. Indeed, the punishment of your Lord is ever feared.
وَإِن And not wa-in (is) any min town qaryatin but illā We naḥnu (will) destroy it muh'likūhā before qabla (the) Day yawmi (of) the Resurrection l-qiyāmati or aw punish it muʿadhibūhā with a punishment ʿadhāban severe shadīdan That is kāna That is dhālika in fī the Book l-kitābi written masṭūran
And there is no city but that We will destroy it1 before the Day of Resurrection or punish it with a severe punishment. That has ever been in the Register2 inscribed.